1. Palm Centro weighing in the opinions of the people and the pros.

2. “ Most of the OS is unchanged from previous versions of Treo Smartphones, which is the only downfall to the otherwise newer smaller version of the Treo to appal to new consumers” “ I’m fairly impressed…and despite what you might have heard before about how easy to use this keyboard is, it is surprisingly easy” “ It’s not very wide so it feels very good in the hand…it grips in the hand very well” “ Taking a look at it, it’s very small in your hand… as you can see, the keyboard is absolutely tiny - very small, and the buttons are small little nubs that you can see stick up from the surface, they’re actually very difficult to type with… the system from Palm hasn’t been updated at all” Google Video (Youtube.com) “ This is aimed at someone who is going in to buy a Razor, or that type of cell phone, and who sees this and thinks, you know what for $100, I could use some of those extra features” “ For the price, you’re not sacrificing much” “ Between the iPhone and the Palm Centro, I’m giving my vote to the latter for Smartphone of the year” “ Available very soon on a 90 day exclusivity with Sprint, the Centro is basically a smaller and more hip Treo. Really interesting too - that this pegs the price of a VERY GOOD Smartphone to about a hundred dollars.” “ A little keyboard which is difficult to type on in my opinion” Google Blog Search (mobile88.com, cellphone9.com) “ I don’t think it’s going to grow the Smartphone market; it might make the consumer happy, but for the bigger picture, it may give the people what they want but it will not expand this market” “ I’m actually impressed from a value perspective on the Palm Centro, I don’t think it’s too bad; 2 or 3 years ago to have a Smartphone with these capabilities you would have had to spend 4 or 5 hundred dollars; it has great features -keyboard, touch-screen, camera, Bluetooth - for a good price of just $99” “ it’s not really going to do much for the Smartphone market…quite frankly price is not what keeps regular people out of the Smartphone user-group because they’re too complicated, so $99 is a good price but I don’t think it will bring in the new customers because they’re not the ones who want it” Google News (From: Zdnet: MobileTechRoundup, Show #112) Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes

3. There you have it: while I was pondering over stuff like the missing tabs from the Phone-app of the Treo 680, the lack of progress of the PalmOS and wondering if the rendering in Blazer had been improved, my girlfriend just loves the red color of the Centro, and wants to buy one - but really, only if she can get the red one as a GSM version over here in Europe. Oh well, whatever makes a Palm user happy! “ She really liked the smaller form factor and the fact that it still retained the QWERTY-thumbboard” “ Small, cheap but full featured. Through the new Centro the communication is very simple. It has features from text messaging to IM and e-mail…(lists other great features)” “ Although the keyboard is tiny and can make you nervous for it is a bit difficult to use, depending on the person” BlogPulse (Palm Addict, cameraphoneplaza) “ As the newest member of the Palm family, Centro is expected to attract new users to the Smartphone category. According to IDC, the Smartphone market is shifting to the mass market; U.S. Smartphone shipments will grow from 13.8 million in 2007 to 74.4 million in 2011.” “ With a fun, new compact design, Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date. Centro has a modern, stylish look that feels comfortable in the hand, pocket or evening purse.” “ Last week Palm introduced the Centro, the latest addition to their Treo line of Smartphones… However, this model is only available to Sprint customers in the US… Please stop making locked phones!” Technorati (thehotiron.com, everythingtreo) “ [The Centro] is meant to be the center of your life, both your business and personal life. We’re trying to reach a new demographic” “ The Centro is a clear shift from Palm’s current Smartphone strategy, but seems to be well aligned with the interests of the Centro’s target demographic” “ Recent Compete analysis shows the Centro may be a very positive step for Palm as consumers are definitely interested in Smartphones for personal use.” “ This is a great device… remarkably refreshing and designed to a very high standard. I look forward to seeing what the it is going to be like, especially as it runs my Palm OS.” “ Why Palm, Why! You had it all, great product, tons of support from developers, and a bright future. Now it seems you can’t find a way to kill yourself with any dignity. You tried first by hinting of false upgrades that did not exist. You then stopped all hardware development with the exception of the so-so treo line, and now this! this has to be your most prized abomination! Please, I beg you just lie in front of the train and the pain for you and us will be over in an instant”. Ask.com Blog Search (Gizmodo Blog; SeekingAlpha - Compete ) Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes

4. “ Palm company is soon to release its new Centro Smartphone, a small phone offered at a starting price of $99, with the Wireless Plan. Small, cheap but full featured. Through the new Centro the communication is very simple.” “ I can`t wait to play with it :)” “ Palm Centro is only slightly bigger than a credit card size and its weight is only 4.2 ounce. On that small dimension, Palm packs a qwerty keyboard on the Centro”. “ The main idea for this phone is to attract a much more broader demographic. Lot of people don’t want to spend $500+ on an IPhone or Blackberry. At $100 this phone becomes much more competitive”. “ I have never been too fond of the Palm company” “ Disappointing for the lack of progress in the OS system” Digg (LifeatMost, thewildinvestor.com) I wrote about the Palm Centro earlier as a in your face approach of Palm to show Apple’s iPhone that affordability is still tantamount in consumers minds. The Centro is targeted towards fresh grads entering their first jobs. “ At a cheap price ($99) and it comes it two colors (black and ruby red)! I’m definitely excited” “ Only a few months ‘til Christmas so I can ask for this great deal!” “ The Palm Centro is CDMA only and tied with Sprint. We only have GSM in the Philippines so Centro would be useless here.” Icerocket (ABuggedLife, telcoflash) Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes